UPCOMING: NINE-YEAR-OLD TWINS PAULA AND PETER IMAFIDON SET FOR HIGH SCHOOL
Twins Peter and Paula Imafidon are the youngest members of the Imafidon children, five gifted children from the UK. The twins recently made headlines for breaking world records when they passed A-Level maths at the age of seven. In addition, the siblings have become the youngest in Britain to start High School( a.k.a Secondary school).
Click here to watch Paula and Peter talk about their math skills.
The twins, who attend a state primary school, have already had provisional offers from a dozen leading secondary schools despite being two years younger than most prospective classmates.
Their father Chris Imafidon, a researcher in ophthalmology, said: “We’re delighted with the progress they have made.
“Because they are twins they have each other so they are always able to help and support each other.”
The twins have also co-authored a book with classmates to raise proceeds for charities and their school.
Mr Imafidon and his wife Ann came to Britain from Nigeria more than 30 years ago and have three other high-achieving children.(Source)
Click here to learn more about the Imafidon family
H.S. at age seven??? Will they participate in other H.S. activities I hope not….they still need to play hide n seek and hop scotch. I wish them well!!!
They’re in England, not the US, high school(secondary school) over there starts at the age of eleven. The article says they are nine and will be two years younger than their classmates.
see this is what im taLking about! young bLack children stepping it up. This makes me soo proud to see my people of color achieve something soo great. “YES we Can!”
-man i wonder where they’re gona be at my age! and im 19 Lol..
writin checks with a whole lotta zeros!
WOW! What little brainiacs! I’m sure that they’ll go on to become exceptional adults! I also with them the absolute best.
wonderful. needs more media attention
Young, Gifted and Black! That’s where it’s at. Excellent.
I forgot to add that they’re cute, too as well as rising stars.
Wow! I know their parents are extremely proud of all of their children!
Thank you, BCK, for featuring these young, brilliant children. It’s nice to see some positivity about our children instead of all the negative. Great job!
having 1 genius in the family is extraordinary but having 5 is out of this world. I wonder what they are feeding these kids over there & can I have half of it?.
It is not uncommon for Nigerians to start high school at a very young age due to a system they have called “Double Promotion” where a child with oustanding academic ablity is permitted to skip 1,2 or even 3 grades and move ahead.
I went to school in Nigeria for a while and had classmates who were three years younger than I was, making most of them graduate high school at 14!(no joke)For the most part a ton of ‘em take the A levels and go to college (university) abroad (UK always being a first choice)while others wait around 1 or two extra years until the turn 15, 16 to get into college.
I applaud the Imafidon’s brilliance!
I love it, yes I do. I hope they keep up the good work and I wish them all the success they could possibly have!!
They have NIGERIAN parents. Nigerians are big on education so this doesn’t surprise me. I know a Nigerian girl who is to begin a Law course at Oxford University in October.
LOL Hell Yeah, I know a Nigerian girl like that as well..
This appears to be nature and nurture at work here which is great. Their parents should be proud, they seem to have done a good job. Believe some of it they were simply born with.
I hope that the two of them go on to do great works with their gifts.
These positive stories are always great to hear. Thanks BCK for posting them.
YES! A big hug and round of applause for these young top achievers!
If high school start when kids are 11 what age do they graduate?
Oski and Soph,
You’re right I came across two girls that are Nigerian and one is 17 yrs old finishing up her second yr in college and she graduated high school at 15. Another girl is only twenty and graduated from college last year!
In the Uk high school finishes at age 16, but we dont graduate high school we leave high school with GCSE’s which i guess may be similar to SATS in the US. We only graduate form University at age 21 with a degree.
This is such great news to hear. I love it!!
WoW !!DAMN NIGERIANS ARE DOING IT BIG. I know many Nigerians that are really smart especially when I went to High school.Its funny!! These kids have proven that Nigerians or pure African children arent dumb when it comes down to Westernized education!!
sorry i just wanted to clear up the UK school system for some people.
Primary school age5-11, High School age11-16, College age16+, University age18+
A levels are what you take in College at 16 mostly; and are targetted for above average students. (and takes two years to complete at college)
It is also not common for students to skip school years, this is the first ive heared of skipping school years inthe UK. I know they hold some students back a year if they come from another country.
for example in the US i think 7th grade are those aged 13,in the UK school year 7 is age 11. It is different around the globe i guess.
Hope this clears things up.
Just to clarify, I meant skipping a grade or 2, is common in Nigeria, very common in Primary schools across Nigeria (middle school) I’ve come across numerous scenarios, countless!
I have a family friend back in Nigeria who is doing her SS3, “senior high school 3″ (known as the 12th grade). She is 14. And will be heading to Canada for college this year after her A levels. Sometimes the kids start school before age one or at one.
All childeren are gifted, it just takes a parent/ parents/ guardian to spend some time with them and make learning just as fun as listening to rap music. I saw the interview where one of the kids said it was not hard, they just looked at it as fun. Kids need an educatation at school and home. Instead of the tv all day, video games,rap music. etc.
Thanks Shay even though the UK school system is a little confusing.
Britt, it does take a parent/ parents/ guardian to spend time with a child but we are at a point where even the parents may need someone to spend time with them, so it’s hard to expect an uneducated person to educate someone even though kids needs education at school and home like you said.
GTSA i also believe some of it they were born with.
Yes u r correct!! You just reminded me that the some parents need help in the learing department. And true, some of it is genetics. But I still think if you take the TV away and video games more kids would pick up a book or something.
Sorry for the mistakes. But u know what I mean.
nigerian kids have always been smart this isn’t new to me all my nigerian friends are in med school or pharmacy school or doing some phd in biochem or something so yea not surprising
I’m so late yet so proud. I’m printing this story out to counter internalized racism in my kids who think being dumb is equal to being black.